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| | |name = ''Doctor Who at the Proms'' (2008) | ||
| | |image = Doctor-who-at-the-proms-2008-title-card.jpg | ||
| | |image2 = Doctor_Who_at_the_Proms_2008_title_card_2.jpg | ||
| | |host = Freema Agyeman | ||
| | |featuring = Noel Clarke | ||
|series=Televised concerts | |featuring2 = Camille Coduri | ||
|prev= | |featuring3 = Catherine Tate | ||
|next= Doctor Who at the Proms (2010) | |music = Murray Gold | ||
}}The 2008 '''''Doctor Who at the Proms''''' was broadcast | |conductor = Ben Foster | ||
|conductor2 = Stephen Bell | |||
|vocalist = Melanie Pappenheim | |||
|vocalist2 = Tim Phillips | |||
|venue = [[Royal Albert Hall]] | |||
|date = 27 July 2008 | |||
|broadcast date = 1 January 2009 (60 min version) | |||
|broadcast date2 = 11 January 2009 (95 min version) | |||
|network = BBC Radio 3 | |||
|channel = BBC One | |||
|confidential = At the Proms (CON episode) | |||
|series = Televised concerts | |||
|prev = Doctor Who: A Celebration | |||
|next = Doctor Who at the Proms (2010) | |||
|series2 = ''[[Doctor Who at the Proms]]'' | |||
|next2 = Doctor Who at the Proms (2010) | |||
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The 2008 '''''Doctor Who at the Proms''''' was the first performance of ''[[Doctor Who at the Proms]]''. | |||
It was broadcast live from the [[Royal Albert Hall]] on [[BBC Radio 3]] on [[27 July (releases)|27 July]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]] with commentary by [[Sarah Walker]], forming Prom 13 of the 2008 season. | |||
A 60 minute edit of the prom was broadcast on television on [[BBC One]] & [[BBC HD]] on [[1 January (releases)|1 January]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]], in addition to this a special 30 minute edition of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'', ''[[At the Proms (CON episode)|At the Proms]]'' ran on the [[BBC Red Button]] service. | |||
This was followed by a 95 minute edit broadcast ten days later on [[11 January (releases)|11 January]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]] on the BBC Red Button service. This edit was made avalible to view on the [[Doctor Who website]] for a year between [[12 January (releases)|12 January]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]-[[14 January (releases)|14 January]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]. | |||
During the 20 minute interval, BBC Radio 3 broadcast the documentary ''[[Twenty Minutes: Let's Do the Time Warp Again]]'', in which science fiction writer [[Justina Robson]] explored the many meanings of Doctor Who. | |||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
[[File:Doctor_Who_at_the_Proms_2008_title_card_3.jpg|thumb|Freema Agyeman's credit in the titles.]] | |||
A selection of classical favourites with a strong flavour of time and space. Join [[Freema Agyeman]] (aka [[Martha Jones]]), and others from the Doctor Who cast, for an intergalactic musical adventure - with a little help from [[Dalek]]s, [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] and other aliens from the series! | A selection of classical favourites with a strong flavour of time and space. Join [[Freema Agyeman]] (aka [[Martha Jones]]), and others from the Doctor Who cast, for an intergalactic musical adventure - with a little help from [[Dalek]]s, [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] and other aliens from the series! | ||
== Programme == | == Programme == | ||
: | {{soundcloud|width=50%|https://soundcloud.com/doctor-who-prom-2008/sets/doctor-who-at-the-proms-2008}} | ||
=== Act 1 === | |||
* Concert Prologue - [[Murray Gold]] | |||
* | * Fanfare For The Common Man - Aaron Copland | ||
* [[All the Strange, Strange Creatures]] - Murray Gold | * [[All the Strange, Strange Creatures]] - Murray Gold | ||
* Montagues and Capulets - Sergey Prokofiev | * Montagues and Capulets - Sergey Prokofiev | ||
* [[The Doctor Forever]] - Murray Gold | * [[The Doctor Forever]] - Murray Gold | ||
* [[Rose (song)|Rose]] - Murray Gold | * [[Rose (song)|Rose]] - Murray Gold | ||
* [[Martha vs. | * [[Martha vs. the Master]] - Murray Gold | ||
* ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]] - Doctor Who Mini Episode'' | |||
=== Act 2 === | |||
* The Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner | * The Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner | ||
* [[The Daleks & Davros]] - Murray Gold | * ''[[The Daleks & Davros (TV story)|The Daleks & Davros]]'' - Murray Gold (& special skit) | ||
* [[Donna (song)|Donna]] | * [[Donna (song)|Donna]] / [[The Girl In The Fireplace (song)|The Girl In The Fireplace]] / [[Astrid (song)|Astrid]] - Murray Gold | ||
* The Torino Scale - Mark-Anthony Turnage | * The Torino Scale - Mark-Anthony Turnage | ||
* The Planets | * The Planets: Jupiter - Gustav Holst | ||
* [[This Is Gallifrey]] - Murray Gold | * [[This Is Gallifrey]] - Murray Gold | ||
* [[Doomsday (song)|Doomsday]] - Murray Gold | * [[Doomsday (song)|Doomsday]] - Murray Gold | ||
* [[The Doctor's Theme]]/[[Song of Freedom]] - Murray Gold | * [[The Doctor's Theme]] / [[Song of Freedom]] - Murray Gold | ||
* [[Song for Ten]] - Murray Gold | * [[Song for Ten]] - Murray Gold | ||
* [[Doctor Who Theme]] - [[Ron Grainer]] | * [[Doctor Who Theme]] - [[Ron Grainer]] | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Freema Agyeman]] | * Herself/Presenter - [[Freema Agyeman]] | ||
* Himself - [[Noel Clarke]] | * Himself - [[Noel Clarke]] | ||
* Herself - [[Camille Coduri]] | * Herself - [[Camille Coduri]] | ||
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* [[Davros]] - [[Julian Bleach]] | * [[Davros]] - [[Julian Bleach]] | ||
* Voice of the [[Dalek]]/[[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * Voice of the [[Dalek]]/[[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
* [[Dalek Operator]] - [[ | * [[Dalek Operator]] - [[Barnaby Edwards]] | ||
* [[Graske (Music of the Spheres)|The Graske]] - [[Jimmy Vee]] | * [[Graske (Music of the Spheres)|The Graske]] - [[Jimmy Vee]] | ||
* Hero Monsters - [[Paul Kasey]] | * Hero Monsters - [[Paul Kasey]] | ||
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* Other Monsters - [[Scott Baker]], [[Alain Glet]], [[Ian Hilditch]], [[Ken Hosking]], [[Andy Jones]], [[Ruari Mears]], [[Adam Sweet]], [[Joe White]] | * Other Monsters - [[Scott Baker]], [[Alain Glet]], [[Ian Hilditch]], [[Ken Hosking]], [[Andy Jones]], [[Ruari Mears]], [[Adam Sweet]], [[Joe White]] | ||
== | == Music crew == | ||
* [[Composer|Main Composer]] - [[Murray Gold]] | * [[Composer|Main Composer]] - [[Murray Gold]] | ||
* [[Conductor]] - [[Ben Foster]] | * [[Conductor]] - [[Ben Foster]] | ||
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* [[Camera supervisor|Camera Supervisor]] - [[Vince Spooner]] | * [[Camera supervisor|Camera Supervisor]] - [[Vince Spooner]] | ||
* [[Gaffer|Lighting Gaffer]] - [[Mark Gardiner]] | * [[Gaffer|Lighting Gaffer]] - [[Mark Gardiner]] | ||
* [[Board operator|Lighting Desk Operator]] - [[David Bishop]] | * [[Board operator|Lighting Desk Operator]] - [[David Bishop (boom operator)|David Bishop]] | ||
* Event Sound - [[Phil Wright]], [[Sound by Design]] | * Event Sound - [[Phil Wright]], [[Sound by Design]] | ||
* [[Floor manager|Floor Managers]] - [[Richard Wyn Jones]], [[Donna Tait]] | * [[Floor manager|Floor Managers]] - [[Richard Wyn Jones]], [[Donna Tait]] | ||
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* Screen Sequence Editor - [[Gary Skipton]] | * Screen Sequence Editor - [[Gary Skipton]] | ||
* Screen Sequence Edit Producer - [[Paul Symonds]] | * Screen Sequence Edit Producer - [[Paul Symonds]] | ||
* Production Team - [[ | * Production Team - [[Lindsey Sisk]], [[Llywela Jones]], [[Sue Perry-Grech]], [[Anwen Rees]] | ||
* Screens Vision Mixer - [[Llinos Metcalf]] | * Screens Vision Mixer - [[Llinos Metcalf]] | ||
* Screens Director - [[Rhian Williams]] | * Screens Director - [[Rhian Williams]] | ||
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== List of music == | == List of music == | ||
{| {{prettytable}} | {| {{prettytable}} | ||
| | !colspan=6|Act One | ||
|- | |- | ||
|| | ! Piece || Composer || Conductor || Performer(s) || Runtime || Notes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|| | ||Concert Prologue||[[Murray Gold]]||[[Ben Foster]]||{{il|[[Melanie Pappenheim]]|[[BBC Philharmonic]]}} ||3 minutes|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|| | ||Fanfare for the Common Man||Aaron Copland||Stephen Bell||BBC Philharmonic||3 minutes|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|| | ||[[All the Strange, Strange Creatures]]||Murray Gold||Ben Foster||BBC Philharmonic||4 minutes|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
||The | ||The Torino Scale||Mark-Anthony Turnage||Stephen Bell||BBC Philharmonic||4 minutes|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|| | ||The Planets: Jupiter||Gustav Holst||Stephen Bell||BBC Philharmonic||8 minutes|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
||[[ | ||[[The Doctor Forever]]||Murray Gold||Ben Foster||BBC Philharmonic||4.5 minutes|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
||[[ | ||[[Rose (song)|Rose]]||Murray Gold||Ben Foster||BBC Philharmonic||1.5 minutes|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
||[[ | ||[[Martha vs. the Master]]||Murray Gold||Ben Foster||BBC Philharmonic||4.5 minutes|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|| | ||[[Music of the Spheres (song)|Music of the Spheres]]||Murray Gold||Ben Foster||BBC Philharmonic||7.5 minutes|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|| | |} | ||
''Interval (20 mins)'' | |||
{| {{prettytable}} | |||
!colspan=6|Act Two | |||
|- | |- | ||
|| | ! Piece || Composer || Conductor || Performer(s) || Runtime || Notes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|| | ||Die Walküre (The Ride of the Valkyries)||Wagner||Stephen Bell||BBC Philharmonic||5 minutes|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
||[[ | ||[[The Daleks & Davros]]||Murray Gold||Ben Foster||BBC Philharmonic||8 minutes|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
||[[ | ||[[Donna (song)|Donna]] / [[Girl in the Fireplace (song)|Girl in the Fireplace]] / [[Astrid (song)|Astrid]]||Murray Gold||Ben Foster||BBC Philharmonic||4 minutes|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|| | ||Montagues and Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet)||Prokofiev||Stephen Bell||BBC Philharmonic||5 minutes|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
||[[ | ||[[This is Gallifrey: Our Childhood, Our Home|This is Gallifrey]]||Murray Gold||Ben Foster||BBC Philharmonic||3.5 minutes|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
||[[Doctor Who theme]]||Murray Gold||Ben Foster||BBC Philharmonic||1.5 minutes| | ||[[The Doctor's Theme]] / [[Song of Freedom]]||Murray Gold||Ben Foster||BBC Philharmonic||5.5 minutes|| | ||
|- | |||
||[[Doomsday (song)|Doomsday]]||Murray Gold||Ben Foster||BBC Philharmonic||5 minutes|| | |||
|- | |||
||[[Song for Ten]]||Murray Gold||Ben Foster||BBC Philharmonic||4 minutes|| | |||
|- | |||
||[[Doctor Who theme]]||Murray Gold||Ben Foster||BBC Philharmonic||1.5 minutes|| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
== | == Notes == | ||
* ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]'' was written by [[Russell T Davies]] for this event. | * ''[[Music of the Spheres (TV story)|Music of the Spheres]]'' was written by [[Russell T Davies]] for this event. | ||
* [[Jimmy Vee]] is the only actor to appear in the pre-recorded and the live part of the show. | * [[Jimmy Vee]] is the only actor to appear in the pre-recorded and the live part of the show. | ||
* Violinist | * Violinist [[Nigel Kennedy]] promoted his appearance in the prom by performing the ''Doctor Who'' theme solo. | ||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
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== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
=== DVD & Blu-ray releases === | === DVD & Blu-ray releases === | ||
The concert was released on DVD and Blu-Ray along with ''The Next Doctor'' in 2010. However, the concert is scaled down to 60 minutes on the DVD and Blu-Ray, with " | The concert was released on DVD and Blu-Ray along with ''The Next Doctor'' in 2010. However, the concert is scaled down to 60 minutes on the DVD and Blu-Ray, with "Fanfare for the Common Man", "Montagues and Capulets", "The Ride of the Valkyries", "The Torino Scale", "The Planets – Jupiter" and "[[Song for Ten]]" all omitted from the DVD. | ||
=== Digital releases === | |||
In [[November (releases)|November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]], ''Doctor Who at the Proms'' was added to [[BBC iPlayer]]'s [[Whoniverse (BBC iPlayer)|Whoniverse]] catalog of ''Doctor Who'' content. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008/whatson/2707.shtml | * http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008/whatson/2707.shtml | ||
{{DWConcerts}} | |||
[[Category:Doctor Who at the Proms]] | [[Category:Doctor Who at the Proms]] | ||
[[fr:Doctor Who Prom (2008)]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:32, 2 April 2024
The 2008 Doctor Who at the Proms was the first performance of Doctor Who at the Proms.
It was broadcast live from the Royal Albert Hall on BBC Radio 3 on 27 July 2008 with commentary by Sarah Walker, forming Prom 13 of the 2008 season.
A 60 minute edit of the prom was broadcast on television on BBC One & BBC HD on 1 January 2009, in addition to this a special 30 minute edition of Doctor Who Confidential, At the Proms ran on the BBC Red Button service.
This was followed by a 95 minute edit broadcast ten days later on 11 January 2009 on the BBC Red Button service. This edit was made avalible to view on the Doctor Who website for a year between 12 January 2009-14 January 2010.
During the 20 minute interval, BBC Radio 3 broadcast the documentary Twenty Minutes: Let's Do the Time Warp Again, in which science fiction writer Justina Robson explored the many meanings of Doctor Who.
Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]
A selection of classical favourites with a strong flavour of time and space. Join Freema Agyeman (aka Martha Jones), and others from the Doctor Who cast, for an intergalactic musical adventure - with a little help from Daleks, Cybermen and other aliens from the series!
Programme[[edit] | [edit source]]
Act 1[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Concert Prologue - Murray Gold
- Fanfare For The Common Man - Aaron Copland
- All the Strange, Strange Creatures - Murray Gold
- Montagues and Capulets - Sergey Prokofiev
- The Doctor Forever - Murray Gold
- Rose - Murray Gold
- Martha vs. the Master - Murray Gold
- Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who Mini Episode
Act 2[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner
- The Daleks & Davros - Murray Gold (& special skit)
- Donna / The Girl In The Fireplace / Astrid - Murray Gold
- The Torino Scale - Mark-Anthony Turnage
- The Planets: Jupiter - Gustav Holst
- This Is Gallifrey - Murray Gold
- Doomsday - Murray Gold
- The Doctor's Theme / Song of Freedom - Murray Gold
- Song for Ten - Murray Gold
- Doctor Who Theme - Ron Grainer
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Herself/Presenter - Freema Agyeman
- Himself - Noel Clarke
- Herself - Camille Coduri
- Herself/Guest presenter - Catherine Tate
- Soloist (Song For Ten) - Tim Phillips
- Davros - Julian Bleach
- Voice of the Dalek/Cybermen - Nicholas Briggs
- Dalek Operator - Barnaby Edwards
- The Graske - Jimmy Vee
- Hero Monsters - Paul Kasey
- Commander Skorr - Dan Starkey
- Other Monsters - Scott Baker, Alain Glet, Ian Hilditch, Ken Hosking, Andy Jones, Ruari Mears, Adam Sweet, Joe White
Music crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Main Composer - Murray Gold
- Conductor - Ben Foster
- Conductor - Stephen Bell
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Animatronics - Colin Newman
- Prosthetics and Creatures - Millennium FX
- Costume Design - Louise Page
- Engineering Manager - Jeremy Turner
- Camera Supervisor - Vince Spooner
- Lighting Gaffer - Mark Gardiner
- Lighting Desk Operator - David Bishop
- Event Sound - Phil Wright, Sound by Design
- Floor Managers - Richard Wyn Jones, Donna Tait
- Projections - Anna Valley Display
- Screen Sequence Editor - Gary Skipton
- Screen Sequence Edit Producer - Paul Symonds
- Production Team - Lindsey Sisk, Llywela Jones, Sue Perry-Grech, Anwen Rees
- Screens Vision Mixer - Llinos Metcalf
- Screens Director - Rhian Williams
- Production Assistant - Sian Parry
- Vision Mixer - Hilary Briegal
- Sound Supervisor - Julian Gough
- Dubbing Mixer - Peter Jeffreys
- Colourist - Jon Everett
- Film Editor - Dylan Goch
- Lighting Director - Bernie Davis
- Movement Director - Denni Sayers
- Production Designer - Eryl Ellis
- Brand Executive - Edward Russell
- Production Executive - Julie Scott
- Line Producer - Jo Marks
- Executive Producers - Julie Gardner, Russell T Davies
List of music[[edit] | [edit source]]
| Act One | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piece | Composer | Conductor | Performer(s) | Runtime | Notes |
| Concert Prologue | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | 3 minutes | ||
| Fanfare for the Common Man | Aaron Copland | Stephen Bell | BBC Philharmonic | 3 minutes | |
| All the Strange, Strange Creatures | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 4 minutes | |
| The Torino Scale | Mark-Anthony Turnage | Stephen Bell | BBC Philharmonic | 4 minutes | |
| The Planets: Jupiter | Gustav Holst | Stephen Bell | BBC Philharmonic | 8 minutes | |
| The Doctor Forever | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 4.5 minutes | |
| Rose | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 1.5 minutes | |
| Martha vs. the Master | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 4.5 minutes | |
| Music of the Spheres | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 7.5 minutes | |
Interval (20 mins)
| Act Two | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piece | Composer | Conductor | Performer(s) | Runtime | Notes |
| Die Walküre (The Ride of the Valkyries) | Wagner | Stephen Bell | BBC Philharmonic | 5 minutes | |
| The Daleks & Davros | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 8 minutes | |
| Donna / Girl in the Fireplace / Astrid | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 4 minutes | |
| Montagues and Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet) | Prokofiev | Stephen Bell | BBC Philharmonic | 5 minutes | |
| This is Gallifrey | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 3.5 minutes | |
| The Doctor's Theme / Song of Freedom | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 5.5 minutes | |
| Doomsday | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 5 minutes | |
| Song for Ten | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 4 minutes | |
| Doctor Who theme | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 1.5 minutes | |
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Music of the Spheres was written by Russell T Davies for this event.
- Jimmy Vee is the only actor to appear in the pre-recorded and the live part of the show.
- Violinist Nigel Kennedy promoted his appearance in the prom by performing the Doctor Who theme solo.
Ratings[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Filming locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Royal Albert Hall (Live)
- Upper Boat Studios (TARDIS, pre-recorded)
Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]
DVD & Blu-ray releases[[edit] | [edit source]]
The concert was released on DVD and Blu-Ray along with The Next Doctor in 2010. However, the concert is scaled down to 60 minutes on the DVD and Blu-Ray, with "Fanfare for the Common Man", "Montagues and Capulets", "The Ride of the Valkyries", "The Torino Scale", "The Planets – Jupiter" and "Song for Ten" all omitted from the DVD.
Digital releases[[edit] | [edit source]]
In November 2023, Doctor Who at the Proms was added to BBC iPlayer's Whoniverse catalog of Doctor Who content.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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